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STEM Professional Development (PD) Mini Modules are for educators looking for excellent, flexible, online STEM PD. Enroll in a six-hour module, facilitated by a veteran STEM educator and expert in online learning. Each teacher earns a 6 hour PD certificate.
Each six-hour module includes:
How it works: Sign up for any module below. Receive information directly to your email address. It's that simple!
Cost: Each module is $250 per participant.
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Instructor: Dr. Mubina Schroeder
Explore publicly available data for teaching climate science to students of all ages. Learn to integrate the interdisciplinary topic climate change into STEM classrooms and teach students to analyze and think critically about data sets.
Instructor: Karen Woodruff
Classroom Culture is essential for a productive learning environment. Students need to feel welcome and their ideas valued. Creating a virtual classroom culture can be challenging for classroom teachers. Learn how to invite all students into the learning community – even in a virtual setting.
Instructor: Endeavor STEM Staff
There is a national call for improved science education in the K-5 classroom. Join this module to learn why elementary science education is essential and gain a variety of resources and tools for planning and implementing science lessons in the K-5 classroom.
Instructor: Endeavor STEM Staff
Explore the engineering design process and gain valuable resources for engineering design challenges in person and in remote learning environments. Make important connections to standards based content across disciplines.
Instructor: Karen Woodruff
NASA Office of STEM Engagement is a leader in providing engaging mission related STEM and STEAM activities for all ages. Explore the content of the NASA STEM @ Home resource pages with expert teacher educators to focus on how you can meet your instructional goals with NASA!
Instructor: Stephanie Stern-Protz
Stephanie Stern-Protz, NASA Endeavor Fellow, NASA CCRI Education Ambassador, and Google Certified Trainer, will host a one-hour training session focused on fundamental skills in Google Classroom. Stephanie integrates NASA educational resources with google as a bonus. Gain knowledge of Google and NASA Resources at once in these engaging sessions.
Request a date at nasa_endeavor@us-satellite.net or register now!
Instructor: Endeavor STEM Staff
Whether you are new to implementing NGSS or a veteran of the standards, this module will help you unpack the importance of 3-dimensional teaching and learning. The module is differentiated for each educator or group of educators.
Instructor: Endeavor STEM Staff
What does it mean to teach with everyday phenomena in the STEM classroom? Learn how to select anchoring phenomena and build meaningful instructional units using everyday experiences with which students connect.
Instructor: Karen Woodruff
Develop your skills for engaging all students in productive discourse and idea sharing in the face to face and virtual classroom. Learn how to initiate small group and consensus models as part of the STEM classroom.
Instructor: Charles Canestaro
Inquiry and experimental labs are an important part of STEM instruction. A variety of platforms exist for engaging students in virtual labs. Learn the basics of each or tailor the module to focus in depth on a specific content area.
